How I Stopped Getting Private Money Loans and Got More Private Money
Tuesday, March 02
When I first started raising money from private investors for my real estate investments, I thought pretty much like everyone else did. Private Money 'Lenders.' My pitch to prospective investors was in essence: "will you loan me money secured by real estate? You're probably familiar with this ...
"How to Play the Right Private Money Offenseâ€
Monday, March 01
Let’s say your job was coaching a professional football team. You’re next opponent is a division rival. They have a tough quarterback, a good defense and are well coached. Several days before the game, your assistant gets the game films together from yours and your opponent’s previous games. ...
Einstein on Getting Private Money
Monday, March 01
Did you know that Albert Einstein was a real estate investor? In addition to be one of the most famous and influential physicists of the 20th century, Einstein bought and sold real estate like nobody's business. Ok...just kidding. Even though Einstein wasn't a real estate investor, many of his...
The Reincarnation of 'NO Money Down'
Monday, March 01
There is a lot of no money down real estate investment strategies out there. They seem to be never ending. In fact, I think the modern main stream boom in the real estate information business has it's genesis with the first no money down books written by Robert Allen back in the early 1980's...
Personal Relationships and Private Money
Friday, February 26
It often said that "relationships are everything" in business. Have you ever heard this? My guess that you have. But, are you putting it to work in your money raising activities? There are vast goldmines of private money hidden underneath many of the relationships you already have. Not sure w...
The Case for Minimum Investment from Your Private Investors
Thursday, February 25
Here's a situation for you: You're raising money to buy an investment property. Taking acquisition cost, rehab & incidental expenses into account you figure you need to get about $250,000 in private funding. So, you start talking to some private investors and you drum up $200,000. Aweso...